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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
Friday, October 7, 2022
Youth Fun and Games
at Multi-Use Room (in J. Hood Wright Recreation Center), Manhattan 
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Fun and Games for children
Category: Games, History, Best for Kids, Recreation Center Programming
Free! Recreation Center Membership required
Kids
Saturday, October 8, 2022
Hispanic Heritage Month: Somos Yankees
at Entrance - East 157th Street and River Avenue (in Macombs Dam Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers at the site of the old Yankee Stadium to learn about the contributions of Latinx people to the legacy of the Yankees and baseball as a whole.
Category: History, Urban Park Rangers, Hispanic Heritage Month
Free!
Summer on the Hudson: Little Red Lighthouse Festival
at Little Red Lighthouse (in Fort Washington Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Manhattan’s only remaining lighthouse with readings of the eponymous children’s book, fishing clinics, live music, food and art vendors, and more!
Category: Concerts, Festivals, History, Best for Kids, Urban Park Rangers, Waterfront
Free!
Event
A Stitch in Time Reopening
at H.H. Biddle House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join us for the reopening of "A Stitch in Time," an exhibit showcasing a variety of beautiful handcrafted needlework, including embroidery, crochet, knitting, lace-making, sewing, and other domestic arts.
Category: Art, History, Seniors
Free!
Conference House Tours
at The Conference House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
The historic Conference House is open for tours on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Category: Art, History, Tours
World's Fair Walking Tour
at 111th Street and 53rd Avenue (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park)
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Join Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park docent Linda Fisher for a free one-hour guided walk and hear a dozen fascinating true stories about World’s Fair sites in the park.
Category: History, Tours
Free!
Sunday, October 9, 2022
Waterfront Walks
at Pier 1 Entrance (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Join Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy docents on a free tour to learn about the history of the Brooklyn waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge Park’s sustainable design, and how the Park came to life!
Category: Education, History, Tours, Talks, Waterfront
Free!
Conference House Tours
at The Conference House (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
The historic Conference House is open for tours on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Category: Art, History, Tours
Walking Tour
at Merchant's House Museum, Manhattan
12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Join us for a journey back in time to the elite ‘Bond Street area,’ home to Astors, Vanderbilts, Delanos – and the Tredwells, who lived in the Merchant’s House for almost 100 years.
Category: Art, History, Tours
Monday, October 10, 2022
Tour of The Battery
at Netherland Monument (in The Battery), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Take a tour of The Battery Urban Farm and learn more about how we grow produce in the heart of downtown New York City.
Category: History, Tours
Free!
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